Marble head of a god, probably Dionysos

Unknown

1st or 2nd century CE · Marble · Greek and Roman Art

The style of this head looks back to early Greek sculpture known as Archaic. Dionysos was the male deity most commonly archaized in Hellenistic and Roman times. The old-fashioned style lent an air of venerable antiquity to the image of the god and implied the long history of his cult.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st or 2nd century CE

Medium

Marble

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1923